swing bunt?

freddygthree · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 29, 2002, 04:49pm

Can you take a swing at about 5 or 10 mph in order to create a slow roller towards an infielder in hopes of out running the play for an infield hit? Some one told me you can as long as you break your wrists to give it the look of a regular swing.

freddygthree · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 29, 2002, 05:39pm

If you don't know what is your opinion... 1) Do whatever you can to get a hit. or 2) Cheap, wimpy way to get a hit. ???????????????

Andy · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 29, 2002, 05:53pm

I am going to assume you are talking slowpitch, where bunting is illegal.

The rule says that you cannot bunt or intentionally "chop" the ball straight down into the ground. The rule does not talk about the speed of a swing.

So..if you can do it..it's legal

IRISHMAFIA · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 29, 2002, 06:09pm

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Originally posted by freddygthree
Can you take a swing at about 5 or 10 mph in order to create a slow roller towards an infielder in hopes of out running the play for an infield hit? Some one told me you can as long as you break your wrists to give it the look of a regular swing.

There is no rule regulating bat speed. If the bat was moving toward the ball at the time of contact, regardless of how fast, it is a legal swing.

greymule · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 30, 2002, 10:03am

When I played slow pitch, we had a guy who could take that weak full swing and hit soft liners over the pitcher's head for hits. The other team would scream, but the umps never ruled him out.

With the bats and balls of today, one of his soft liners might just make it over the fence.